indeep

hey guys I was wondering if I can change my 9004 socket to 9007 by changing the wires around? but i dont know if that will fit headlight housing if anyone can tell me what to do that would be great..because my headlights dont seem to have enough power in them they not bright even though i bought these 9004 bulb with ice blue colour but they seem to burn my socket and i had replace it after.

VQ30DETT

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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....highlight=9007

indeep

ok so i just gotta switch the ground wire and low beam wire and trim off the 9007 nub or i can trim off the nub on my factory headlight?

Cdg2125

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why? without doing an upgraded harness there is no point to running the 9007's. Your problem is that you bought ice blue lights. Ice blue lights suck. Colored lights do not put out good light. Blue does not cut through fog, or rain or anything really. You need a more yellow bulb. That will cut through better.

indeep

ok i dont know.. your saying i shouldnt do this mod swapping the wiring then? without upgrading the harness? I really dont wanna buy harness thats a long process...i guess i wil just stick with the 9004 and buy like piaa bulbs?

Cdg2125

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no. swapping the wires is just because 9007 sockets have a different wire pattern. That doesn't mean they offer anything better. 9007's just have different filaments that help put out a little more light. But the idea of upgrading them in the 4th gen is to make a harness that gets power from the battery to give them the extra power. Without the harness you're car is really still giving the same amount of power to the headlights. IMO headlights are a waste unless you retro them. I have upgraded 9007's and they are a pain. Yeah more light, but they don't aim well and they blind people. I'm switching back to 9004's with my upgraded harness until I retro. PIAA bulbs are brand name, just another headlight. You'll buy expensive headlights that will just burn out and not give that much power. Just stick to regular bulbs from an auto store. Or spend a **** load on PIAA bulbs...whatever you want.

indeep

yeah that makes sense...i will just stick to my regular bulbs...thanks alot for your help.

Crusher103

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I got some PIAA 9004 Xtreme white plus in case U want them unopened, Tweeter down the street from where I live use to sell them PIAA but tweeter had a falling out with them so the had to liquidate everything bought them for $6 a set I bought the last 2 they had I'll sell them to U for the 6 that I bought them for, they will make a difference they are brighter than stock but the dont blow them out of the water I got a cheap HID kit to solve my vision problem bad idea glare is terrible for other drivers but I dont need this lights anymore

playboyz28

would this mod really matter if I put a HID kit in? Should I get the 9004 kit or 9007 kit?

Cdg2125

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well i'm assuming you're getting an ebay kit. Most of them suck anyway and will burn out soon. But the kits are made based on a plug and play idea. HID kits are kelvin so 9007 and 9004 don't matter. It's what they will plug into.

96i30azn

TY man, I've been itching to do the 9007 for so long. Save me some time and money

Cdg2125

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well i'm not telling everyone to not do it. I'm just saying that it's really not that great. I have it, and I can't see **** in the rain. Light output is a little better but my lights can not be pointed down. I've never been able to aim them well so I'm not getting the best output I could. Some people do not have that problem. But as I said, if you aren't going to upgrade your harness then 9007's are a waste of time.

aznprid972

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I would have to disagree. I did the 9007 swap by switching the wires over and grinding the nub in the headlight housing. The output was much better than my OEM 9004 (yes, oem.... yes 10 year old bulb). Maybe the bulbs were old but after I put the new 9007 bulbs in, they were a lot brighter. I had to adjust the headlights down a bit but so far, I am 100% satisified.

If you're going HID's, you better go for the projectors or else you'll get some really nasty glare.

If you're going 9007 w/o the harness upgrade... good, but if you do upgrade the harness, then great. But don't waste your time/money on those cool blue bulbs.

JSMax

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scroll down to post number 14 for comparison shots using 9007 and 9004.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=543593
hope that helps you out.
I also ground the bulb and there are pictures of that in there.

Cdg2125

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i still think it's because you're going off of the old old bulbs. I had brand new 9004's really and decided to change over to 9007 years ago. Without the harness I didn't notice that much of an increase in output. Once I did the harness it was much more. I'm just going off of my personal experience but I still think upgraded the headlights isn't really upgrading until you retro. Changing bulbs is just changing bulbs. It won't make that much of a difference. It's all in the brain.

indeep

okay i just bought 9004 silver star bulbs for 40cnd.. r those good and would it be nice and bright? I'm gonna leave it to 9004 stock just gonna add these bulbs.

Cdg2125

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silverstars are ok. I used to buy them and have stopped. Not worth the money IMO. They burn out fairly quickly. But when they work out put is nice. Not good in rain tho. But it only rains sometimes so stick with them if you like them.

indeep

yea i will try them out and see the results...

Crusher103

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Basically if U want good lights Ur going to have to spend a little money around 300 if U do a retro Urself but I dont think there is a cheap way around the 4th gens lighting problem those new lights look good now but if U pull up next to a BMW or Lexus and try and compare Ur lights U will cry I found that out the hard way when I bought those PIAA

indeep

lol well yea thats true...but if i was gonna keep my car for long term then i would of bought one of those hids with 450 dollar headlights with those angel eyes lights..saw it on a diffrerent post. I dont really have time do any retro work im working 48hrs a week..tryin to save for 2007 bmw 5 series wid m package lol hopefully have it by next year :S

hectorc

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Then forget about modding the car...just do essentials, and save for the BMW

indeep

that's what i'm trying to do..but in north america saving money is really hard if you have alot of bills to pay lol.......you gotta pay the cost to be the boss....lol